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Program checklist · AAS

Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS

Utah Tech University · Saint George, UT

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Program
Award
AAS
Credential class
ceterms:AssociateDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
A physical therapist assistant (PTA) is licensed to practice physical therapy under the supervision of a physical therapist (PT). This is one of two entry points into the field of physical therapy. PTA's treat people who are recovering from injuries to the bones and joints, brain and nerves, problems with pain, developmental complications, and movement disorders. Their main purpose is to assist people with reaching their optimal level of health and function. They help people to recover their ability to walk, heal from wounds, and overcome the effects of injuries and other health problems. Physical therapists (PTs) are responsible for evaluating and treating people who need physical therapy services. They identify problems that physical therapy can address, create goals, and decide what treatment the person will receive. PTA's work anywhere that physical therapists work, including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, schools, and home health. Specialty areas in physical therapy include orthopedics, neurology, pelvic health, vestibular, and more. PTA's work exclusively under the direction of physical therapists – this is required by professional ethics, codes of conduct, and by law.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
230171
CourseShelf checklist
CK_230171_e22e1a84
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

82 credits

0 items

    General Education Requirements 1

    general education · 5 items
    1. ENGL 1010
      Introduction to Writing (EN)
      or: ENGL 1010D Introduction to Writing (EN)
      3-4
    2. ENGL 2010
      3
    3. MATH 1040
      Introduction to Statistics (MA)
      As published: “Introduction to Statistics (MA) (preferred) 2”
      or: MATH 1030 Quantitative Reasoning (MA)
      or: MATH 1050 College Algebra / Pre-Calculus (MA)
      3-4
    4. FSHD 1500
      Human Development Lifespan (SS, GC)
      or: PSY 1100 Human Development Through Lifespan (SS, GC)
      3
    5. COMM 1020
      Public Speaking (HU, GC)
      As published: “Public Speaking ((HU, GC))”
      or: COMM 2110 Interpersonal Communication (SS, GC)
      3

    Program Prerequisites

    4 items
    1. BIOL 2320& BIOL 2325
      Human Anatomyand Human Anatomy Lab 2
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    2. BIOL 2420& BIOL 2425
      Human Physiologyand Human Physiology Lab 2
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    3. HLOC 1000
      2
    4. PTA 1010
      2

    Discipline Core Requirements

    major core · 0 items

      Admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant program is required.

      0 items

        Semester I

        5 items
        1. PTA 2010
          2
        2. PTA 2011
          2
        3. PTA 2110
          2
        4. PTA 2111
          2
        5. PTA 2400
          3

        Semester II

        7 items
        1. PTA 2000
          2
        2. PTA 2200
          2
        3. PTA 2201
          2
        4. PTA 2210
          2
        5. PTA 2211
          2
        6. PTA 2300
          2
        7. PTA 2301
          2

        Semester III

        1 item
        1. PTA 2605
          4

        Semester IV

        6 items
        1. PTA 2410
          2
        2. PTA 2411
          1
        3. PTA 2520
          2
        4. PTA 2521
          2
        5. PTA 2530
          4
        6. PTA 3000
          1

        Semester V

        2 items
        1. PTA 2705
          6
        2. PTA 2805
          6
        Source. Utah Tech University, catalog 2026-2027 Catalog — https://catalog.utahtech.edu/programs/healthcare-diagnostics-and-therapeutics/physical-therapist-assistant-aas/. Captured page pages/0410.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.